The forthcoming congress of ISTCP
The next international congress of ISTCP will be organized in Argentina, Corrientes, in August 2027. The chair of this congress is professor Gustavo Aucar. The webpage of the Congress is planned to be opened in 2026. Actual news will also be advertized on the ISTCP homepage https://coulson.chem.elte.hu/istcp/congresses.html .
18th International Congress on Quantum Chemistry
The 18th International Congress on Quantum Chemistry will take place at Berkeley, California, USA, between May 31st to June 5th, 2026.
see: www.icqc2026.org
CONFERENCE on MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE (MES)
The Molecular Electronic Structure (MES) conference is held in every two years. The forthcoming event will be organized by a member of ISTCP, Prof. Demeter Tzeli, in Greece, September 2026. The webpage of the congess is now open, see: www.mes2026.com
The loss of Karol Jankowski
Member of the Honorary Board, Professor Karol Jankowski, passed away on 17 November, 2025. He was 87.
An obituary of him, written by professors Ireneusz Grabowski and Jacek Karwowski, is available HERE .
New book by C. Nicolaides, member of the ISTCP Board
A two-volume book on chemical physics,
written by a member of the Board of ISTCP
Cleanthes A. Nicolaides, is announced by Springer to come out
in January, 2026. The titles are
State- and Property-Specific Quantum Chemistry and Physics,
Vol. I. Framework for the Many-Electron Calculation of Properties of Discrete and of Resonance States
and
Vol. II. Theory and Calculation of Spectra and Dynamics. Field-Free and Field-Induced Nonstationary States
The cover pages can be seen
here.
The loss of Jiri Cizek
Member of the Honorary Board, Professor Jiri Cizek, passed away
on Christmas Eve, 24 December, 2024. He was 86.
An obituary can be read on the webpage of the University of Waterloo, Canada,
where he was professor emeritus, see
here .
An interesting and detailed analysis entitled
'The life and work of Jiri Cizek' was written by Prof. Ajit Thakkar
ten years ago (AIP Conf. Proc., 1642, 138–149, 2015). The paper contains
touching photos, a short CV, and a comprehensive list of scientific papers
of Cizek till 2010. It can be downloaded from
Researchgate .
Jiri was a great scientist, contributing fundamental results to quantum
chemistry, like coupled cluster theory or resummation of divergent
perturbation series. Besides, he was an exceptional human being, and a true
friend of many of us. He supported our Society, was a highly active
participant of several triennial ISTCP conferences.
We shall miss him very much.